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Holy Grounds: The Surprising Connection between Coffee and Faith - From Dancing Goats to Satan's Drink
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Product Description If you're religious about your coffee, you're in holy company. If you like your coffee with a bit of inspiration, a hint of humor, and a dose of insight, you'll enjoy pouring a mug full of java and curling up with Holy Grounds. Popular author and avid coffee drinker Tim Schenck brews just the right blend of the personal and historical as he explores the sometimes amusing and often profound intersection between faith and coffee. From the coffee bean's discovery by ninth-century Ethiopian Muslims to being condemned as "Satan's drink" by medieval Christians, to becoming an integral part of Passover in America, coffee has fueled prayer and shaped religious culture for generations. In Holy Grounds, Schenck explores the relationship between coffee and religion, moving from faith-based legends that have become entwined with the history of coffee to personal narrative. He takes readers on a journey through coffee farms in Central America, a pilgrimage to Seattle, coffeehouses in Rome, and a monastic community in Pennsylvania. Along the way, he examines the power of ritual, mocks bad church coffee, introduces readers to the patron saint of coffee, wonders about ethical considerations for today's faith-based coffee lovers, and explores lessons people of faith should learn from coffeehouse culture about building healthy, authentic community. Review "With typical good humor, deep research, a genuine love and devotion to the subject, and just enough of that characteristic snark to keep it funny, Schenck takes the novice and the aficionado alike on a coffee journey that will leave you craving not only coffee but the connections in community that have made its enjoyment so transformative for thousands of years." --Jennifer Baskerville-Burrows, Episcopal Bishop of Indianapolis "Tim Schenck writes with a sharp wit that cuts only to open us up to a new truth. He teaches us about the justice and history and taste of coffee so we can taste the true gift of being alive in God's amazing creation." --Becca Stevens, author of The Way of Tea and Justice and founder of Thistle Farms "Holy Grounds teaches us the good word of coffee. The Reverend Tim Schenck takes us on an incredible journey that connects our hearts to what is arguably the world's most popular drink and does so with many twists and turns. But in the end, it goes down as smooth as a great cup of coffee should. A must read for any over - caffeinated history lover!" --Mokhtar Alkhanshali, the Monk of Mokha About the Author Tim Schenck, avid coffee drinker, Episcopal priest, writer, and creator of the popular online devotion Lent Madness, serves as pastor of St. John's Episcopal Church in Hingham, Massachusetts. When not tending to his congregation, writing, or drinking coffee (often simultaneously), Tim enjoys life with his wife, Bryna, two teenage sons, and the family's two dogs. Follow him on Twitter @FatherTim.
